Drain & Sewer Services in Las Vegas, NV

Clearing a clogged drain does not normally require a permit. If the camera shows the line needs repair or replacement, or a new cleanout is added, any permit goes through the building department for your address, which may be the City of Las Vegas, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Boulder City or Clark County for unincorporated areas.

Plumbing contractors are licensed by the Nevada State Contractors Board, and any license is verifiable at nvcontractorsboard.com, including its status and classification. Active Plumbing holds license #0047021, has served the valley since 1991 and is rated 4.9 across more than 880 Google reviews.

Yes. Several slow drains at once points to a shared line, usually the main that carries waste from the whole house. Run a sink and watch a nearby toilet - bubbling or a changing water level suggests the main. If only one fixture struggles, the clog is in that branch. Knowing which line is blocked means clearing the right one.

A cable machine cuts a path through the blockage, which suits a one-off clog. Hydro-jetting scours grease, scale and roots off the pipe wall and restores the full bore, so it lasts longer for buildup and for clogs that keep coming back. With the valley's very hard water, scale on the pipe wall is often part of recurring kitchen and laundry clogs.

We advise against it. Caustic cleaners rarely clear a real blockage, and the liquid can sit on top of the clog where it can damage older pipe and burn whoever opens the line next. Mechanical clearing with a cable or hydro-jet is safer and more effective.

Valley water is very hard - the Southern Nevada Water Authority reports about 280 parts per million, roughly 16 grains per gallon - and that mineral load leaves scale inside drains that catches grease, soap and hair. Older homes with cast iron drains add corrosion and rough pipe walls to the mix.

A clog that returns in the same line often points to a defect rather than a habit, such as a belly where poorly compacted backfill or expansive clay has pulled the pipe out of grade, roots entering a joint, or corroded cast iron. A camera inspection shows which it is, so you can repair the pipe instead of paying to clear it repeatedly.

Drain cleaning typically runs $150 to $350 in the Las Vegas Valley. That is a typical market range, not a quote. Active Plumbing gives a general idea of pricing on the phone and a written price on site before any work starts.

Yes. Active Plumbing holds Nevada State Contractors Board license #0047021 and has been licensed since 1991. You can look up the license status at nvcontractorsboard.com. The company holds a 4.9 Google rating with more than 880 reviews.

Active Plumbing is open 24/7 and technicians arrive in 30 to 60 minutes anywhere in the valley, including every part of the City of Las Vegas.

Yes. Crawl space houses do not have slab leaks in the usual sense, because supply and drain lines run under the floor where they can be reached. The typical work in these older homes is repiping galvanized supply lines, replacing aging cast iron drains, updating original fixtures and gas meter work.

It depends on the build era. The oldest houses often have galvanized steel, homes from roughly 1978 to 1995 may have polybutylene, and some from roughly 1995 to 2007 have Kitec, whose brass fittings tend to restrict flow before they leak. Copper appears throughout and PEX in newer building. A technician confirms the material on site before pricing a repipe.

They do, but the issues are different. Centennial Hills was built from the 1990s through the 2010s, so there is no galvanized or cast iron. Problems there tend to be builder-grade fixtures, valves and water heaters wearing out, plus scale from valley water at about 280 parts per million, roughly 16 grains per gallon.

About 43.4 percent of homes in the city are rented. In most cases the tenant should contact the landlord or property manager, who authorizes the repair. Active Plumbing can work with owners and managers directly and confirms who is approving the work on the first call.